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– Struggled during the 1-on-1 drills; Was beat by Eric Tangradi and Nick Petersen consecutively

– Relied too much on his upper body strength instead of moving his feet

– In talking to David Quinn (few months ago) who was Boston University’s assistant coach last season, Strait is not a practice player by any means but David did mention to me that Brian must become more consistent in the defensive zone.

Alex Grant, Age 20

Height: 6-2 Weight: 185lbs

2007, 4th round pick

*Notes from Today’s Skate

– Wasn’t very noticable this afternoon

– Had choppy strides, especially when it came to moving side to side

– Smooth on the few occassions during partial breakout drills

– Relies on his longreach, poke check in 1-on-1 situations

– Clearly needs to get stronger and improve lateral movement

– Will benefit from playing in Wilkes Barre and getting better coaching

Nicholas D’Agostino, Age 19

Height: 6-1 Weight: 177lbs

2008, 7th round pick

– Very hard worker

– Showed good speed

Was over-matched against players like Nick Johnson in 1-on-1 drills

Simon Despres, Age 17

Height: 6-4 Weight: 205 lbs

2009, 1st round pick

*Notes from today’s skate

– appeared to be over-whelmed at times

– Showed good positioning in certain drills

– Used his size well, taking the body

– Struggled with the speed of the game; for instance on forechecking drills, moving the puck quick enough

– Has a below average shot, lacked any kind of velocity

Robert Bortuzzo, Age 20

Height: 6-4 Weight: 207lbs

2007, 3rd round pick

* Notes from today’s skate

– Has made great strides in the skating department

– lateral movement is much improved than it was at this time last year.

– took the body very well in the 1-on-1 drills and was 6-for-6 in the drills